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UK reports record-breaking budget surplus of £30.4bn in surprise boost for Rachel Reeves
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 20 Feb 2026
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Makes you wonder.
A) We're the economists that predicted a £11.5bn in December. Incompetent.
B) are the economists predicting £30.rbn surplus now incompetent
Or
C) is the lose of Peter Mandelsons corrupt influence. Changing the lies the government want to convince voters of.